Tag: Stanley Hauerwas
Stanley Hauerwas: Modern American Puddleglum
The scene is despairing: four adventurers have lingered far too long in a subterranean city. Slowly, under the enchantment of an evil witch, they have begun to forget that there is life beyond the cavern she rules imperiously. With the...
Theologians Were Arguing About the Benedict Option 35 Years Ago
There’s been quite a bit of controversy lately. Perhaps you’ve heard about it. The uproar surrounds a set of proposals regarding the state of American society and the character of the church in its midst. Let me give you some...
Neo-Anabaptists and the Benedict Option
One of the underlying questions behind much of Rod Dreher’s discussion of the Benedict Option so far concerns how we ought to think about a limited withdrawal from mainstream America in order to protect ourselves as orthodox believers against “corrosive...
Between Babel and Beast: Reviewing Peter Leithart’s Political Theology (Pt. 2)
Editor’s note: I am pleased to publish this two part review (see part one) by Brian Auten of Peter Leithart’s new book. Brian is a reader and friend of mine and this review is both substantive and important. I commend...